The first table below looks at the demand for the Field Engineer role in IT contracts advertised for the Devon region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Field Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Devon region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field Engineer
Rank 30 29 -
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon 0.562% 1.657% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.581% 1.744% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Average daily rate £150 £160 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £144 £130 £155
% change year-on-year
+10.57% -16.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £13.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £13.50 £12.50
% change year-on-year
+11.11% +8.00%
All Job Titles
Devon
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
172 172 143
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon 96.63% 95.03% 95.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 82 62
Average daily rate £300 £325 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +12.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £220 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £475 £423
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 26 23
Average hourly rate £36.00 £16.00 £26.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+125.00% -39.62%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.48 £8.13 £8.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £108.10 £31.50 £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Field Engineer
South West

Field Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Field Engineer across the Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Devon Field Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Field Engineer across the Devon region.

Devon Field Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Field Engineer across the Devon region.

Devon Field Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the Devon region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Plymouth - 1 £150 -
Field Engineer
South West

Field Engineer
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited Field Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Field Engineer in their job title.

1 1 (50.00%) MS Office
1 1 (50.00%) ATM
1 1 (50.00%) GSM
1 1 (50.00%) SDH
1 1 (50.00%) UMTS
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
1 1 (50.00%) Alcatel-Lucent
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (50.00%) RNC
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Radio Access Network

Field Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Devon region that cited Field Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Field Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) ATM
1 1 (50.00%) GSM
1 1 (50.00%) SDH
1 1 (50.00%) UMTS
1 1 (50.00%) RNC
1 1 (50.00%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Alcatel-Lucent